The children all sat obediently on the bed.
"No more storytelling tonight. Your father and I have something important to tell you."
Xiao Ce didn't react when he heard this. Xiao Wangshu clutched his clothes tightly with his hands, and a nervous look on his face. Xiao Nanxin felt a little sad, but didn't dare to say it out loud.
Xiao Jingyu hugged Lin Shuang's waist directly, holding her tightly, not letting go, as if Lin Shuang would disappear if he let go.
Xiao Yi took a bath by himself before arriving late.
The family of six was sitting on the bed, looking at each other nervously.
Lin Shuang cleared her throat.
"Mom knows that you are very sad now that you know that you are not your father's child.
But mom wants to tell you that no matter whether you are your biological children or not, you are your parents’ beloved little darlings.
It will be like this for the rest of your life, forever, so don’t feel any burden in your heart.”
After Lin Shuang finished speaking, she nudged Xiao Yi with her elbow.
Eye contact, tell me to say something quickly.
Xiao Yi glanced at Lin Shuang and spoke seriously to the cubs.
"You are my, Xiao Yi's, children. You always have been. Daddy and Mommy will always love you."
"Then mom, if you and dad have a little brother and sister in the future, will I still be your good baby?" Xiao Jingyu pouted and insisted on getting an answer.
"Of course. Whether or not mom gives birth to brothers and sisters, your place in my heart will never change."
"Wow, mom~" After hearing this promise, Xiao Jingyu could no longer hold back and went straight into Lin Shuang's arms.
Xiao Wangshu also hugged Lin Shuang, and Lin Shuang hugged them both.
Xiao Nanxin and Xiao Ce hugged Xiao Yi, but they secretly envied Xiao Wangshu and Xiao Jingyu.
After coaxing the cubs to sleep, Lin Shuang got up and went to see Qi Yan and Qi Yue.
The two hadn't slept yet, but one could tell from their eyes that they were much calmer and no longer as panicked as they were at the beginning.
"You guys go to sleep. This is mosquito coils to repel mosquitoes at night." Lin Shuang placed a plate of lit mosquito coils in the corner.
"Aunt, I understand. It's late. Go to bed early."
"Well, you too, have a good night."
Lin Shuang returned to the room holding the oil lamp.
I think I should make a few mosquito nets. People will feel uncomfortable if they smell mosquito coils too much.
I'll tell Sister Lan about this when I go to town tomorrow.
Xiao Yi was still there when Lin Shuang came back.
Seeing that the sleeping postures of the children seemed not very good, Lin Shuang felt that he might have no place to sleep.
Prepare to gently move their bodies.
Xiao Yi held Lin Shuang's hand and said, "Madam, go to my room. It's the same as before. I won't do anything to you."
"Okay." Lin Shuang knew that Xiao Yi would not do anything to her. The two of them lay on the bed with a lot of space between them. Xiao Yi waved a palm-leaf fan in his hand, which gave off a cool feeling. Lin Shuang fell asleep quickly.
The clouds on the horizon were showing the rising of the sun, so Xiao Yi got up early.
He started fetching water, chopping wood, and sweeping the floor in the yard, trying his best not to let Lin Shuang do such things. After all, it was good to exercise the body.
Qi Yan and Qi Yue also got up and started looking for things to do.
The kids' mood became better again. Maybe this was the favoritism that came with being fearless.
"Mom, I want to eat two pieces of bread this morning, is that okay?" Xiao Jingyu started to act coquettishly again.
I don’t know why a boy likes to act like a spoiled child so much.
"Okay, but don't overeat, okay?"
"knew."
Xiao Jingyu felt that he was the most favored, hehe.
Qi Yan and Qi Yue didn't eat the bread, but they didn't exclaim or ask, just like last night.
After breakfast, the village chief brought the stone over to play.
"Lin Shuang, Yi boy, have you eaten yet?"
"I've eaten, Uncle Village Chief.
We'll be leaving soon."
"These two children are..." The village chief felt a little confused as to why there were two more children.
"He's a distant relative who came here for refuge. There was a huge flood over there, and his house was washed away."
"So that's how it is. He's also a miserable child."
After a while, the family set off.
Fortunately, the village chief also rode the ox cart today, otherwise, there would be no room for so many people.
The two cars headed towards Qingshan Town together. Lin Shuang was concerned about the speed of the village chief's ox cart and asked him to drive slower.
Arrived at the backyard of the store.
"Aunt Li, go find some people. There's a house that needs cleaning. Ask if anyone is willing to come. If not, go find some people at the pawnshop."
"Okay." Although Aunt Li didn't know where Lin Shuang was going to clean, it didn't stop her from taking off her apron and going out to find someone.
"Uncle Village Chief, let's go buy some apprenticeship gifts."
"Okay, take the kids with you."
"Okay, you guys will follow the adults closely. Qi Yan, Qi Yue, and you two will do the same."
"Okay, Mom, I promise to be a good boy." Xiao Jingyu was the first to speak. He wanted to be his mother's good boy.
"Aunt, don't worry, I will follow closely."
So the group set off.
Since Lin Shuang wants Qi Yan to become Xiao Ce's assistant, she has to train him, and studying is inevitable, so she plans to send Qi Yan to school with them.
"Sir, Madam, whatever you want, our shop has it all."
"Dried longan, red dates, red beans, lotus seeds, dried meat, do you have them all?"
"Yes, ma'am, you are buying six gifts, right?" The waiter immediately guessed why they bought these things.
"Yes, the children have reached the age to go to the academy, so they came to buy some gifts for their apprenticeship."
"Madam, I've packed it nicely for you." The waiter was also happy and wrapped it nicely with oil paper.
"Thank you. Four copies in total."
"Yes, ma'am."
The waiter immediately started wrapping it skillfully and it was done in a short while.
There are quite a lot of people coming here to buy these things, and they have a rough idea of how much there are.
"Madam, it's packed. There's celery at the vegetable vendor on West Street. Madam, you can go there to buy some."
"Okay, thank you."
The group went to West Street to buy celery.
Seeing that Lin Shuang had paid Shi Tou's share of the money, the village chief felt a little embarrassed and took out some change from his bag and gave it to Xiao Yi. After all, there is a difference between men and women, so it would be better to give it to Yi.
"Yi boy, you take it."
"Uncle, what are you doing? This is a token of our elders' kindness. Please take the money back."
"Yi boy, how can this be possible?"
"Uncle, be obedient."
The village chief felt like he was being intimidated.
"Come on, let's go back first and visit the dean later."
"Okay, Mom."
Back to the backyard of the shop.
At this time, Aunt Li also found someone.
"Lin Shuang, these guys are all from nearby. They usually take on some work to supplement their family income. They're pretty honest people."
Lin Shuang took a look and saw that the five old women in front of her had clear eyes and did not look like shifty people.
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